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I'm Teri Lea Chandler-Purcell, Looie's Personal Representative, Cousin and I was his Primary Care Giver while he battled through his war with cancer. That life was happiness. I awoke and saw That life was service. I served and discovered That in service, one finds happiness." -- R. Tagore Born November 19, 1923, Looie Chandler was a lifelong resident of Independence, MO. Looie joined the Boy Scouts of America through Troop 229, sponsored by the First Christian Church that he and his parents attended, in December of 1937 as a Tenderfoot Scout. He received his Eagle Rank in 1944, and was a lifetime member of the National Eagle Scout Association. He became an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 229 in 1942, a position he held for many years. When he became a member of the Episcopal Church, he joined Troop 282 and served as a Committeeman as well as a Unit Commissioner for Troop 282 and Troop 221 sponsored by St Mary's Catholic Church. When Looie became a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, he served on the Troop 221 Committee. Looie was also a member of the Advancement Committee of the Blue Elk District, keeping advancement and Merit Badge Records as well as producing the District Merit Badge Counselor Directory. Looie started serving on the Camp Osceola Staff in the 1940's. He became a Brave in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say in 1941 and a Warrior in 1942. In 1943, he was elevated to a Sachem, and was again elevated in 1946 to a Keeper of the Wampum. He continued to serve on the Camp Staff until 1950. Looie returned to the Camp Staff in 1969 when he accompanied his lifelong friend, J. D. Hammontree, Recording Medicine Man Blue Elk of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, to camp. J. D. was crippled and in failing health, needing assistance, so Looie became involved with the Mic-O-Say Records. Following the death of J.D. in late 1969, Looie took over the operation of Blue Elk Lodge during the 1970 camping season, and held the office of Recording Medicine Man until the end of the 1990 camp season. Looie was then elevated to a Sagamore in 1966, and in 1970, made a Medicine Man with Recording Medicine Man responsibilities. In 1980, Chief Crazy Eagle, Dan Wheatcroft, conferred the title of Senior Medicine Man on Looie. Looie became Chieftain Falling Branch of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say in 1996. Until July 2000, Looie served on the Camp Staff as Curator of the Mic-O-Say Memorial Lodge of the H. Roe Bartle Reservation. He has touched the lives of hundreds of boys, not only as a member of the Boy Scouts of America, but as a teacher and counselor for our educational system. After Looie's graduation from William Chrisman High School, he attended Central Methodist College in Fayette, Missouri, and William Jewell College in Liberty. Because of illness in the family, and responsibilities for the care of his parents, he was unable to complete college at that time. After the death of his parents, he enrolled at Rockhurst College where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Education in 1973. Looie taught at St. Mary's High School, Independence Christian Schools and Pope Pius X High School in North Kansas City. After teaching school for nine years, he was offered and accepted a position as Assistant to the Registrar of Rockhurst University, where he retired. Following his retirement, H. Louis Chandler continued to strive toward the high ideals of service to youth through Boy Scouting exemplified by his friends, Mr. Paul D. Arend and Mr. John David Hammontree. In 1988, at The Blue Elk Recognition Dinner, Looie was honored for his then 50 years of continuous service to the Boy Scouts of America. Additional Awards Looie received through his span of Scouting Service, which totaled 63 years, are: A member of Alpha Phi Omega, the National Service Fraternity, Looie truly exemplified the Scout Oath and Law. -- William Shakespeare, "Coriolanus" Act ii, Sc.2 |
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LAUNCHED 9/10/2000 |
